Wonder Woman is such a fantastic character. And her beliefs of hope and love have made her the perfect addition to the Star Sapphire ranks. In fact, had she not already had another mission in life, she probably could have quite easily been their leader. As it is though . . she follows Carol's lead. She is her deputy after all. This issue kind of takes place between panels of Blackest Night #6. In it, Carol has deputized Diana, and then they're off with Hal and the rest of the Guardians to confront Nekron. However, in this issue, Diana first faces Max Lord . . the Black Ring version of him, and then Mera. There's really not much of a fight between her and Max. Basically she encases him in her Sapphire projection, and then kicks him to pieces. Several times actually. Mera on the other hand is another matter entirely. She's been deputized by the Atrocitus, so she's now a Red Lantern. And she appears to have embraced the anger and blood-lust completely. So much so that she appears to have lost herself. When Diana comes upon her she's fighting the Black Lanterns. However, upon seeing Diana . . all of her rage is transferred on to her. It takes everything Diana has to get through to her.
In fact, she has to use a combination of the ring and her lasso to finally get her head and her heart clear from the cloud of rage. And she finds out that her and Mera are more alike than either of them ever knew. They're both very strong and passionate women. And they both have a love in their life that is unaware of the depth of their feelings. Arthur loves Mera, but . . he doesn't realize what she's done, or is willing to do for that love. I also enjoyed the conversation between Diana and Carol when they first get together. All in all, I thought it was a fantastic series. Greg Rucka did a great job with the story. And I was very impressed with Nicola Scott's pencils. She's come a long way since
Birds of Prey. And I think she's just getting better and better. Not to mention the beautiful Greg Horn and Ryan Sook covers. Now we just have to wait a couple of weeks for Blackest Night #7 so we can see how all of these heroes fare against Nekron. It should be a doozie!
Wonder Woman is such a fantastic character. And her beliefs of hope and love have made her the perfect addition to the Star Sapphire ranks. In fact, had she not already had another mission in life, she probably could have quite easily been their leader. As it is though . . she follows Carol's lead. She is her deputy after all. This issue kind of takes place between panels of Blackest Night #6. In it, Carol has deputized Diana, and then they're off with Hal and the rest of the Guardians to confront Nekron. However, in this issue, Diana first faces Max Lord . . the Black Ring version of him, and then Mera. There's really not much of a fight between her and Max. Basically she encases him in her Sapphire projection, and then kicks him to pieces. Several times actually. Mera on the other hand is another matter entirely. She's been deputized by the Atrocitus, so she's now a Red Lantern. And she appears to have embraced the anger and blood-lust completely. So much so that she appears to have lost herself. When Diana comes upon her she's fighting the Black Lanterns. However, upon seeing Diana . . all of her rage is transferred on to her. It takes everything Diana has to get through to her. 
In fact, she has to use a combination of the ring and her lasso to finally get her head and her heart clear from the cloud of rage. And she finds out that her and Mera are more alike than either of them ever knew. They're both very strong and passionate women. And they both have a love in their life that is unaware of the depth of their feelings. Arthur loves Mera, but . . he doesn't realize what she's done, or is willing to do for that love. I also enjoyed the conversation between Diana and Carol when they first get together. All in all, I thought it was a fantastic series. Greg Rucka did a great job with the story. And I was very impressed with Nicola Scott's pencils. She's come a long way since Birds of Prey. And I think she's just getting better and better. Not to mention the beautiful Greg Horn and Ryan Sook covers. Now we just have to wait a couple of weeks for Blackest Night #7 so we can see how all of these heroes fare against Nekron. It should be a doozie!
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